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Vietnam hands over criminal to RoK

The police force in Ho Chi Minh City on August 18 handed over a 44-year-old Korean man, who was wanted by his country police, the RoK Police.
The police force in Ho Chi Minh City on August 18 handed over a44-year-old Korean man, who was wanted by his country police, the RoKPolice.

Representatives from the Republic of Korea (RoK)’sConsulate General in Ho Chi Minh expressed their thanks for assistancefrom Vietnam ’s policemen in arresting the fraud criminal.

ChaJe Kiy was arrested by police in Ho Chi Minh City one day earlier.According to the RoK police’s record, Cha and his accomplice Nam KukHeon swindled 139 people in the RoK for 678,000 USD in 2006.

After these frauds, both fled to Vietnam and established a business to conceal their identity.

In July 2009 due to visa expiry, they returned to the RoK andcontinued with their frauds before flying back to Vietnam inFebruary 2010.

In April 2010, RoK Interpol sent an officialletter to ask the Vietnamese Police to help arrest the criminals. Shortafter, Cha’s accomplice, Nam Kuk Heon, was also arrested in Ho ChiMinh City and handed over to the RoK police.

After fleeing toVietnam , Cha was reported to live without marriage with a woman inPhuoc Long A ward, district 9 of HCM City and have a four-year-oldchild. He always changed his residence in HCM City ’s districts 2,4 and 9 to avoid the police’s watch./.
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